MEEKER | A change in sales tax regulations could prove beneficial to town coffers. As of Dec. 1, retailers who deliver or ship goods are now required to collect sales tax at the rate effective for the customer’s address. Given the amount of goods ordered online and shipped, that should[Read More…]
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County Beat: December 13, 2018
RBC | Updates to the fair board bylaws kicked off the work sessions on Monday, Dec. 10 at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse with a few of the presiding fair board members in attendance. The presented bylaws were a compilation by county attorney Kent Borchard with reference to similar bylaws[Read More…]
Investigation underway in officer-involved shooting
RANGELY | In the evening hours of Dec. 10, officers with the Rangely Police Department, along with deputies from the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle in the Rangely area. Deputies and officers located the vehicle and in the course of attempting to[Read More…]
2018 Parade of Lights {PHOTOS}
Caitlin Walker Photos
County Beat: December 6, 2018
RBC | In what was one of the very last board of county commissioners (BOCC) meetings left for outgoing commissioner and current board chair Shawn Bolton, the BOCC held a special meeting at the courthouse in Meeker Thursday, Nov. 28. The gathering began with a couple work session topics. Bolton was[Read More…]
2018 marks 100th anniversary of ‘Spanish Flu’ epidemic
RBC | As talented as humans are at destruction, Mother Nature has us beat. On Nov. 11, 1918, the world celebrated the end of the War to End All Wars, blissfully oblivious of the century of even greater bloodshed that awaited them. And as civilians flooded into the streets and the[Read More…]
Rangely High School’s October students of the month
RBC | The October students of the month for Rangely High School are Skylar Thacker and Trenton Files. Thank you to John and Ammorette and the Kickin Ass (Mule) Ranch for supporting and sponsoring the recipients of this recognition. Skylar Thacker is the daughter of Daryl and Jamie Thacker. Her future[Read More…]
State water reps question need for White River Dam at Wolf Creek
RBC | The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given $843,338 to the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District since 2013 to study a potential dam on the White River, yet officials at the Colorado Division of Water Resources say the project appears “speculative” and Rio Blanco lacks evidence for its claims for[Read More…]
From trashy to classy: Groups come together to solve a problem, beautify downtown Meeker
MEEKER | Take a walk down Meeker’s Main Street during the summer and you can’t help noticing the beautiful containers of flowers placed strategically up and down the sidewalks. The containers are the result of a relationship that’s been in place for a while between the Meeker Chamber, the ERBM Recreation[Read More…]
Man arrested for impersonating an officer, entering a home
MEEKER | A 31-year-old male who recently moved to Meeker was arrested the evening of Dec. 3. The man is alleged to have entered a home near his residence at 400 Garfield St., claiming to be a parole officer and looking for a female. When contacted by an officer, the[Read More…]
Words of wisdom …
Julius Poole came to Rangely to try his hand at roughnecking after his service in the Navy during WWII. The love of his life, Lomell, soon joined him and they made Rangely their lifelong home, starting Colorado Well Service and later Bi-Co Rental, which they owned and operated from 1957-1979.[Read More…]
Traffic Jam, RBC Style
It’s the kind of traffic jam you don’t really mind being in. These sheep were moving down the road to winter pasture on Highway 64 just past White River City. EMMA VAUGHN PHOTO
